Examples

Pruthviraj Patil, 11, is said to be probably one of few dozens of people in the world affected by a genetic disorder known as hypertrichosis, causing a thick layer of hair to grow on every part of the body except palms and feet.

Apparently around one in a billion people suffer from a rare genetic disorder known as hypertrichosis - or "werewolf syndrome" - which causes a thick coat of hair to grow over every inch of the person's body except their palms and feet.

Occasionally a patient will get paradoxical hypertrichosis, which is more hair growth after laser treatment.2 I’ve seen people who’ve had up to thirty sessions and felt that they were actually growing more hair.

Occasionally a patient will get paradoxical hypertrichosis, which is more hair growth after laser treatment. I’ve seen people who’ve had up to thirty sessions and felt that they were actually growing more hair.

Two episodes of the show have featured murders committed by relatives — a father and a brother — to stop young women from marrying genetic “freaks,” the dwarf and a man with congenital hypertrichosis, or “werewolf syndrome,” which causes thick hair to grow everywhere on his body.